Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking
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2015 is the year the redoubtable Marguerite Patten celebrates her 100th birthday. In her honour and...
Adventures of Bulldog Drummond
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The British Hero Bulldog Drummond is a fictional character created by H. C. McNeile, as the hard...
Girl, Woman, Other
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This is Britain as you've never read it. This is Britain as it has never been told. From...
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Make Believe: A True Story
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In Make Believe, Diana Athill, acclaimed author of Instead of a Letter and Stet, remembers her...
Black Sea (2015)
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Soon after losing his salvage job, former naval officer Robinson (Jude Law) assembles a misfit crew...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated Restricted Fantasies in Books
Dec 9, 2018
As I read the description, "A Black Mirror-style sci-fi short story collection about the perils of our virtual reality future - and whether we're already living in it.", I was intrigued. For those that don't know "Black Mirror" is a British TV show that is available on Netflix. "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" and is described by Netflix as a "sci-fi anthology series explores a twisted, high-tech near-future where humanity's greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide."
Describing "Restricted Fantasies" by Kevin Kneupper as being written in Black Mirror-style is an actuate description. Each stand-alone story in both features its own cast of unique characters. As with "Black Mirror", this is not a collection to sit and read straight through. The stories make you think and mess with your mind. They need to be digested, thought through, and processed.
I do not want to discuss any of the individual stories as I do not want to mention any spoilers. With many of the stories I needed a few hours, if not days, to process. I highly recommend "Restricted Fantasies" to anyone who can read it and process it. I would not recommend reading it in one sitting.
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World War II in Cartoons
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The cartoon has a special place in the history of World War II, and the power of its message was...
Cinemas and Cinemagoing in Wartime Britain, 1939-45: The Utility Dream Palace
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During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak....